Surah An-Nisa
ٱلرِّجَالُ قَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ ۚ فَٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ قَـٰنِتَـٰتٌ حَـٰفِظَـٰتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَٱلَّـٰتِى تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ ۖ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا
Ar-rijālu qawwāmūna ‘alan-nisā'i bimā faḍḍalallāhu ba‘ḍahum ‘alā ba‘ḍiw wa bimā anfaqū min amwālihim, faṣ-ṣāliḥātu qānitātun ḥāfiẓātul lil-gaibi bimā ḥafiẓallāh(u), wal-lātī takhāfūna nusyūzahunna fa ‘iẓūhunna wahjurūhunna fil-maḍāji‘i waḍribūhunn(a), fa in aṭa‘nakum falā tabgū ‘alaihinna sabīlā(n), innallāha kāna ‘aliyyan kabīrā(n).
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.
📝 Footnotes
154) As the head of the family, the husband is responsible for protecting, sheltering, managing, and striving for the well-being and best interests of the family. 155) What is meant by nushuz is the act of a wife abandoning her marital obligations, such as leaving the home without her husband's consent or approval.